The Hunting Lodge at Ragley Estate - sleeps 16 guests in 7 bedrooms

The hunting lodge is a perfect venue our large family gathering - ten adults, two children and two under 18 months. The views are amazing and the peace is breathtaking. Everyone said the beds were too soft for them but that is personal preference. Plenty of grass for children to run around and of outdoor games. Loved the big table for all of us to eat together though the kitchen is small for the size of the property (a second kitchen is at the other end of the house). We paid extra for the wood fired hot tub and it was disappointing that it isn’t warm enough to use on the first evening. If you were there on a 2 night break, it would be hard to justify the cost against the useage.

We had a wonderful stay at the hunting lodge. A beautiful house in beautiful surroundings. Really comfy beds and good quality furnishings. Alison was really responsive and we wanted for nothing. We also really appreciated the cake and wine. Thank you!

House was warm, clean and comfortable, Kitchen was reasonably equipped, lovely cake provided. Location was good, close to Alcester, lots of local walks although we didn’t walk across the fields as too wet. There were 10 of us and plenty of room but might be a bit of a squeeze around the table with too many more. No instructions about recycling.

We stayed at the Hunting Lodge for a long weekend to celebrate my husband's 40th. The house is beautiful, in a gorgeous setting with lots of lovely walks on your doorstep. The house is well maintained, with all mod-cons whilst still maintaining its character and charm. All our guests noted they slept well and thoroughly enjoyed their stay. Alison, the housekeeper, was very attentive, sending a welcome email the night before our arrival and was on hand for any last minute queries we had. The only concerns future guests should note is 1) the walls are exceptionally thin, with little to no sound-proofing. As such, children were kept awake upstairs simply by adults having normal volume conversations downstairs, and 2) the house is located immediately next door to what appears to be a small industrial setting, which was empty during our stay but once filled again I could imagine would impede on the feeling of privacy.

Loved the quirkiness of this house and the grandchildren spent hours playing hide and seek as there were lots of places to hide! Provides good facilities for our large family of 14. The hot tub is great but as it says in the instructions it takes at least 5 hours to get to temp and needs a lot of wood which is provided, worth the effort though.